What to do with bananas

5:31 PM,
Apr. 15, 2013

Written by

Trish Mumme

This time of year, when fresh, local fruit is scarce, I tend to buy a lot of bananas. When they get too ripe too fast to be appetizing on morning cereal, it's time to think about banana bread, cake or muffins.

Did you know you can pop overripe bananas, skin and all, in a zippered freezer bag and freeze until you have enough to make a recipe? A few seconds in the microwave and you can peel it and mash it.

Easy banana muffins are simple and foolproof enough for kids to make for a weekend breakfast. Upside-down banana cake is a little trickier, and takes a few more bananas. It's delicious with coffee for ...